A Healhtier Alternative to Coffee

Ok I have something to admit. I have a coffee addiction problem. No I'm really being serious, I could drink cup after cup, pot after pot and keep going after that. I know that sounds crazy but I'm sure I'm not the only one. When this gets too out of control I tell myself "Ok time to detox and get off this!" I'll do good for a while, the headaches aren't too bad but then I smell that aroma and I feel like "Well one cup isn't bad right?" Then we're off to the races again, one cup turns into two, turns into three and so on. I have to stop! Well just when I thought I would be strung out on coffee forever I found a healthier and tastier alternative! An herbal tea concentrate that comes in many flavors and has the same effect as coffee just no jitters or headaches if you are trying to detox. The tea itself helps you detox which is awesome! Detox in good way of course and it helps your metabolism stay on fire which of course helps with getting rid of those pesky calories! What I found was best was having this in the morning which will replace your coffee of course or have it in between meals to control hunger or give you an extra energy boost in the middle of the day. This has saved me from the mid day crash so many times I can't even tell you! My energy has been improving a ton with the Cellular Nutrition and adding the tea into my daily supplement schedule. It's mixed with black, green and oolong tea for the antioxidant support and of course this naturally contains caffeine but nothing that has been enhanced chemically or that will give you the jitters like so many products out there.

I'm excited to tell people that there are different alternatives to coffee and other caffeinated drinks that will strip your body of it's natural minerals and nutrients and this can actually ENHANCE your body and it's metabolic system. I have been drinking it as long as I have been on the Core Nutrition and to me it really adds to the program just for something to drink, of course you can have this tea in cold water or in warm water which is also nice. Well off to finish my tea and until next time...

Yours in wellness....

New Fave Snack!

Well we are at Friday finally, man I swear these weeks go by faster and faster! When you're busier than heck and doing things you love I guess the time can really fly by! I'm glad most of the days I have the energy to get through the days sometimes I'm not sure though. But on those days I'm not so sure I get my second wind and thank goodness for that!

Well I have found a new favorite snack! Yes it's from Herbalife and yes it's awesome. It's their Beverage Mix that comes in the peach mango or wild berry packs. When you put this in ice cold water it's sooooo good! Tastes just like Capri Sun or Hawaiian Punch except without all the sugar of course. The best thing about it and what surprised me was it packs an extra 15 grams of protein! With this knowledge you don't have to drink the same protein supplements you can mix them up with this! What I love the most about it is you can use it as a snack in between meals whether it be the shakes or another meal that you just had. What I love to do is keep it in the refrigerator for a longer time so when I'm ready for it it's ICE cold and man that's my favorite part! What I love too like I had mentioned before is that I can switch up my snacks in between so it's not always a protein bar or always the same thing everyday. Having something that is different, tastes good and good for you is hard to find but once you do you stick with it for life!

I'm keeping this short and sweet I just wanted to tell you about the new snack I had discovered and share it with you!

Yours in wellness...

Three Weeks and Going Strong!

Well I am back for another update on how Herbalife has been treating my body and I could not be happier! Every day that I drink the Formula 1 Shake, take my formula 2 vitamin and the Formula 3 Cell Activator I can feel my body hum! It's happy and healthy and I cannot be more excited about it! Some days I switch from two shakes a day to one shake a day, a snack in between then a very healthy dinner and with that eating schedule I never feel hungry, never feel my blood sugar drop or spike and I don't get that mid day coma feeling. That was my biggest problem for years, I would have all this energy at the beginning of the day and by 2 or 3 in the afternoon I would want to take a nap, not feel like working out or just brain dead. I hated feeling like that, I would feel so let down because I would feel excited about the workout I was going to have after work then when after work came I would have NO energy at all! I had no idea why, I work out, I eat good and seemingly do everything right and my energy was still off and I just could not figure out why. I honestly think that it was an issue so deep inside my body that my cells were not nourished properly and now that they are I am singing the praises of the Cell Activator! This is the formula three in the core nutrition of Herbalife and man it's one of those things that you can feel within the first couple days after you start taking it. I have heard so many times that your health starts from the inside and works its way out and now I know that to be true. If your cells and other internal organs are not nourished properly then your body cannot function at its full potential. Now I finally can get through the day of work and workout at the end of the day to work off stress or as a way to work off aggression too!

I was also told that your hair, skin and nails will be healthier and the hair and nails will start to grow. My nails do not grow so fast and they never have but they definitely feel stronger! I can see how thick they get and I think my hair may be growing faster! That may take a little longer to notice but with the good nutrition I'm sure that is a definite benefit from eating well and of course good 'ol heart pounding exercise! I'll include pics again of the Formula 1, 2, 3 so you have a good idea. This is great nutrition that has had three decades of research behind it and I'm so excited and honored to be apart of it and doing something good for my body! Until next time...

Yours in Wellness....

I'm On Fire!

Well today has been an amazing day! I had the best, most inspirational training session I've ever had! As you well know I have just started on the Herbalife journey. With the nutrition and helping others around me take control of their nutrition and physical activity. I have been on the supplements for going on three weeks now and I have never felt better. I don't need naps during the day, I don't have the mid day crash and I just feel that my body is getting every ounce of nutrition it needs. The company also offers Success Training Seminars or STS for short every month to really educate you on the products, introduce you to other products that you may not know about that could be very beneficial and an opportunity to share this knowledge with others around you. It was from 9-3 today and I have never felt so fired up about anything in my life! I have to admit when I first got there and saw the absolute excitement from others it kinda freaked me out, okay it REALLY freaked me out. I guess I'm not an outgoing excitable person so it was new and strange to me. As the day went on I was beginning to feel the same way! I was clapping louder and louder and a couple of times I wanted to get on my feet! I had to stop myself there but man I was feeling awesome! Just the energy from the people there that had great health and wellness results, got their weight under control, diabetes under control and their blood pressure under control as well! There were people of all ages there that had the same stories, how much better they felt, how much better people around them were feeling after they had referred these health and wellness supplements to them and just the word spreading around. Now I have to be honest with you, I am pretty skeptical and I can poke holes in just about anything. With this it's pretty hard to poke holes in it, with regular people like you and me one after another telling their stories on how they took control of their health, their energy and their lives can do nothing but inspire you to do the same!

I really feel good and happy about helping others on their fitness journeys. It is so scary to see that the obesity is climbing each year and now it is starting to affect children. They are getting diabetes younger and younger and now they will not outlive their parents, that is nuts! We have the knowledge and ability to take control of our eating again and get rid of the "fourth meal" (Taco Bell, McDonald's, Wendy's etc.) and eat to feel good again. There are ways to take control of our health and live long healthy lives and pass these good habits onto our children. I feel so honored to be apart of something that allows me to do this and to share this with others who may be struggling to be healthy, struggling with different health issues or who want to be even healthier than they already are! If you have the will you have the way and that is what I learned today. If you set your mind to anything and have the support system behind you anything is possible, I learned this today and I learned this when I was on my own weight loss journey three years ago. It has been the most inspirational and I just wanted to share! Until next time...

Yours in Wellness...

What Has Me Up at Night

So you're wondering what has me up late at night? Well I just read an article about what kinds of foods are being served in restaurants and my mind was blown! Most of them had enough salt and calories to last you for two or three days! There was a dinner that was ribs that had over 6300 calories and 7600 mg of salt! I mean that is three times the salt and three times the calories you would need in one day! That is the most disturbing thing I think I have ever read, I mean people put this in their bodies for some quick meals? Man if more and more people were aware of what was going on the inside of their bodies when they eat these foods they would really think about what and how much they are eating. The same thoughts went through my head when I watched the film Food Inc. Now I'm not here to be an animals rights activist even though how they treated the animals in that film was very disturbing it was what they were injecting the animals with to "grow" them faster that really had me reeling. You have to remember what the animals eat you eat, I don't think eating hormones or antibiotics is really a food of choice for people at all! My mother always pointed out that she thought the higher frequencies of cancer in individuals was caused by the growth hormones that are being injected in animals before we eat them is causing all of our health problems today. The higher salt and fat in foods to make them taste better is not helping matters either. There are people and kids that are younger with older health problems that are going on with their bodies. I mean I have not seen so many young kids that are obese or have diabetes in my whole life. It is such a frightening thing and now these poor young kids that have to take insulin shots and be on special diets because they are already dealing with a disease that will plague them for life. This has to change! We have to be more aware of what we are putting in our bodies and what we are feeding our kids also. Now I am not trying to be on my huge soap box and preach about health because I am a health and wellness coach but I am preaching because this is very concerning for me and other people in society as well.

You would be amazed at such little changes you can make can have a huge impact on your health and how you feel from day to day. Cutting out pop is HUGE! I know many people just by cutting out pop have lost a ton of weight and feel amazing! From this they went to cutting out sugar altogether, leaned up their eating and they were on fire from there! When you start to feel amazing from getting rid of sugar from your diet then you can build from there, incorporate a fitness plan and really learn how to tighten up your eating. That's how I started just cutting out one thing that I knew I had to quit and went from there. Then I got into fitness and really focused on my eating and man I will never go back! If more and more people became aware we could once again be a healthy and active society. There's really no reason to be so unhealthy and have so many young people that have potentially life threatening ailments in their bodies. I've seen 3 year olds up to older adults with all kinds of high blood pressure, diabetes and other things they could have controlled by being more aware of their diets and exercise. We are such a computer internet driven society so there are more and more people that are sedentary and not getting up and getting out there!

A key to getting more active and just finding your exercise "soulmate". A workout routine that you just love to do and you cannot get through your day without doing it. That way it will guarantee that you will do it on a daily basis and you will be taking great care of your body and living a healthier and better quality of life. Give yourself a chance, I promise you won't regret it...

Yours in Health...

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Week 2

Well I am done with week two with my Herbalife journey and man I tell you, I can really feel the difference! I have more energy I can tell my body is getting detoxified and overall my well being has improved immensely as well. I have been sticking with the core nutrition products which include the formula 1 health shake, formula 2 multi-vitamin and the formula 3 cell activator. I really can tell this is doing what it's supposed to be doing and I am a firm believer that you have to nourish your body from the cells outward. If your cells are happy and healthy then your body can do what it needs to do to absorb the nutrients you are giving it on a daily basis then you will feel the difference, you will feel your energy boost naturally and of course knowing that you are fighting free radicals that are in our environment. I have also incorporated the Herbal Tea concentrate which I really love. I love having tea and the best thing about this version is you can mix a 1/2 tblsp in a bottle of cold water or in your hot water and enjoy both ways! The green tea that it has of course helps your body increase it's metabolism, further detoxifies you and gives you that natural boost of energy you may need during the day. It's good for people that are trying to get off coffee or at least cut down on their coffee and caffeine intake. Even though green tea has natural caffeine you will definitely not feel the jitters and the crash after drinking a bunch of coffee! I went through this for years and I got so fed up with it, I thought there has to be a healthier way of getting that mid day boost that won't strip the calcium from my bones and also make me feel that I am doing something really good for my body. I am not bashing coffee, anything can't hurt you when done in moderation but if you are a heavy coffee drinker then this will be a much healthier alternative for you.

I am sticking to the core nutrition for life and of course the tea for life. Now I can have green tea on the go that is not full of sugar or the "green teas" they sell in coolers at local stores. I think pretty soon I am going to try the Xtra Cal calcium supplement from Herbalife. I do not consume dairy so people like me need to get all of the calcium from other supplements that they can. Of course doing weight bearing exercises like lifting weights or doing yoga does wonders for your bones but taking an extra supplement will aide in the strength in your bones and prevent future damage. What makes this supplement different is it contains Rose Hips which has a natural source of Vitamin C and tumeric for extra antioxidant help. I have not seen any other calcium supplement that contains this so not only do you get the bone health but you also get extra health benefits of Vitamin C to help your immune system! I will blog more about this at another time but I just wanted to give the heads up that not all calcium supplements are created equal.

Well as always I will be back to give an update on how things are going and as I add things to my nutritional schedule I will be sharing it all with you!!
Yours in Wellness.....

Get in Total Control

Alright I am back, anxiously awaiting the arrival of my second shipment of my core nutrition. I feel pretty good but I can't wait to have my formula 1 vitamins and cell activator. I am in love! I don't feel tired or anything but I have heard that people have felt the difference right away if they waited too long to order more supplements or just didn't take them for a while. I know one customer/distributor that hasn't taken hers as regularly as she used because of her busy schedule, kids and everything else and man she was really starting to feel bad! But now she is back on it stronger than ever and she is feeling great!

Well I want to preach the goodness of Total Control. If you have problems keeping up with the energy or want a higher metabolism this is for you! I tried it for a week also and I really could tell that I felt more energized, I didn't want to eat sugary crap and I had a greater sense of well being. Yes I bet you are asking yourself "How can you already tell that?" Well when you are taking good supplements and they are actually doing what they are supposed to be doing for your body then you can tell the difference after a day or two. This is another instance where I could feel the difference and my urge to snack was gone along with a greater ability to concentrate on my tasks instead of listening to my stomach beg me for a snack, and sometimes that snack wouldn't be so good for me. What I love about it the most that there is NO ephedra and nothing that will give you the heartbeat of a hummingbird. There are so many "healthy" weight management aides that can make you feel crazy! I have tried some in the very beginning of my health journey, man I thought I was going to have a heart attack! I hated that feeling and I vowed that I would never put anything like that in my body again. I hoped that there were other products out there that were more natural and didn't make you feel like you were going to have an out of body experience. Well you may be wondering "just what the heck is in here?" it's all natural. Some good 'ol green tea, black tea, oolong tea and ginger for digestive help. There are also other minerals and herbs that help build energy and alertness so not only will not you be thrown off your goals you will have energy to boot! Unfortunately too many "diet" plans or "weight control" products leaving you feeling tired, lethargic or like you're on illegal speed. Total control will get rid of all those feelings and just know that your body is loving what you are giving it! I have been feeling great taking this also, I just think I am taking extra vitamins that will do my body good and control my blood sugar so I won't be tempted to snack on anything fattening and gross! Well again tomorrow starts week two on the core nutrition. I will keep you posted!

Yours in wellness...

Snack Time!

I have found the best protein bars on the planet! Yes they are from Herbalife and yes they taste so freakin good! So far my favorite flavor is the chocolate peanut butter. Man that was delicious and it is a great way for you to have a snack in between meals and keep up your protein intake to appropriate levels for sure. With each bar you are going to get 12 grams of protein, maintain a healthy weight, build lean muscle and satisfy your hunger between meals. It's a no lose situation! You can eat one or two bars a day for a healthy snack, maintain how much protein you will need per day and maintain a healthy weight also. So yes it is possible to snack healthy and like what you are snacking on! Too many healthy snacks or weight control snacks that you can buy really taste gross in my opinion so it is very hard to find something that is priced reasonably and that you will want to eat over and over! Well I have found it and the combination of chocolate and peanut butter that is guilt free is a dream come true for me! Being healthy in a cost effective way is amazing, and anything you can do to be easier on the wallet is not half bad either! So if you feel you are not getting enough protein in your diet or you want other ways to get more protein that is quick and tastes great I would highly recommend these bars and you will not regret it! I will be starting week two with the core nutrition and of course I will be sharing this with you also!

Yours in Wellness...

One week down

Well I am one week down with my new life with Herbalife and I can't tell you how much better I feel! I am talking to you as a consumer of this product and what they say is true, this stuff is great! I feel the energy, my well being is so much better and I have lost five pounds and three more inches off my waist! Now I am not trying to brag but I really didn't think I had any weight to lose. I work out constantly and really watch what I eat. Over time though I didn't feel as lean as I thought I should. I work the abs all the time, do cardio and yoga constantly but I still felt like a freakin blob! I had been watching Herbalife from afar and had heard so many success stories with it so when I decided to become a distributor for them I was more than excited! People had told me that they felt a difference within a week. I was thinking to myself "yeah right. a week?" I really thought you had to be on their nutritional supplements longer than that to see any results, I wasn't being negative but thinking "realistically" or so I thought. Man I was I ever wrong! I stuck with their core nutritional products which are the Formula 1 health shake, the mulit vitamins and the cell activator. I'm telling you, you will feel something within a couple days and you just feel so much better! There's none of this jittery caffeine laden products either. This is real core nutrition that is good for your body and your quality of life. They contain vitamins that your body NEEDS not a bunch of fillers that make you feel full and a bunch of caffeine that gives you the heartbeat of a hummingbird. When I was first losing weight that is how I felt when I would try diet pills. I was still under the thinking that you need to not eat to lose. Just have a false sense of energy and starve and everything will be right with the world. Well take it from me that's not the way to do it. You have to learn how to eat, control your portions, eat often and of course get that exercise in whatever that may be. If you stick with this you will succeed in all of your health and wellness goals! Here is an idea of what I take and what nutritional value each of the products have:

1. Formula 1 Health Shake: This is a healthy meal replacement with 19 vitamins and nutrients that come in 7 awesome flavors. This can help with your weight management and also help with getting the vitamins you need on a daily basis. You drink two of these shakes a day then have a colorful meal for dinner if you are trying to lose weight or need to have meals on the go. If you want to maintain your weight you have one shake a day then two healthy meals and of course snacks in between. If you are trying to gain weight then you would have both the shakes, snacks in between and three meals a day. So very easy to follow and a very yummy shake to drink!
2. Formula 2 Mutlti Vitamin complex: this contains over 20 vitamins and nutrients including calcium, iron and folic acid. This supports healthy weight management, vitality, bone health and immune system health. This is a great quality of vitamin and it really supports your energy and well being. We all know there are zillions of vitamins out there on the market but this is the top of the line to me. It goes great with the health shake and the cell activator which I will talk about next. This is very good for healthy growth and nourishment at the cellular level. Take this twice a day with a shake or meal daily.
3. Formula 3 Cell Activator: This stuff is amazing. This contains aloe which many people are not aware of but it is a miracle plant. Aloe helps the body with the absorption of micronutrients and supports cellular energy. It also contains nutrients and antioxidants that will help in healthy aging so your body is at its optimum shape throughout your life! You take one of these capsules twice a day with a meal or shake.

Since sticking with this routine has been the answer to my recent sluggishness and to be honest I probably was toxic. I felt tired all the time and my energy was going down the tubes and I just didn't know why! Well my cells themselves were toxic and sluggish and they needed a good cleaning out! I am feeling better than ever and I am not quitting this at any time. The next thing I want to try is the total control which is a natural supplement that contains oolong tea, black tea and green tea. This helps your energy and metabolism and can help control those snack cravings. I will be ordering that soon and when I get it and start to take it I will fill you in on that as well!

Here's to your health!